Joel Hood in Florida Sun-Sentinel: (order of paragraphs has been inverted for clarity)
Florida law stipulates that Foley's name must remain on the ballot because he dropped out of the race after the primary election results were certified....
The Florida Division of Elections has cleared the way for polling places throughout the 16th Congressional District to post signs alerting voters that Joe Negron has taken the place of former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley on the Nov. 7 ballot.
[Democrats and legal experts complained that] such signs would promote one candidate over the other, perhaps violating state law that prohibits campaign material within 100 feet of polling locations...
The letter [from Florida Dem chairwoman] also said notices identifying the Republican candidate had been sent out with absentee ballots in Martin County, and demanded that those votes be disqualified. But Martin County Elections Supervisor Vicki Davis denied sending out any ballots with such notices.
The bottom line is that Foley was forced to resign because of his contemptible actions. Special efforts, using taxpayer funds, are being taken to keep the seat in Republican hands.
This is plain wrong.
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# posted by
Charles @ 10/05/2006 09:38:00 PM